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Thursday, November 10, 2011

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 10

THE HISTORY OF NOVEMBER 10

WORLD EVENTS

Today is National Vanilla Cupcake Day

1775The US Marine Corps was established by the Continental Congress

1801Kentucky outlawed dueling

1891The first Woman’s Christian Temperance meeting was held – Boston

1917The new Soviet government suspended freedom of the press

1925Richard Burton was born – actor and twice married to Liz Taylor

1932Actor Roy Scheider was born – “Jaws”

1951The first long distance telephone call without operator assistance occurred

1954The Iwo Jima Memorial was dedicated in Arlington by President Eisenhower

1969“Sesame Street” premiered on PBS-TV

1970The Great Wall of China was opened to tourists

1975The UN General Assembly approved a resolution that equated Zionism with racism – it was repealed in December of 1991

1980Dan Rather of CBS News claimed he was kidnapped in a cab – it turns out he refused to pay the fare

1982The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was opened to the general public in Washington, DC

1982Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev died at age 75

1993The House of Representatives passed the Brady Bill which called for a five day waiting period to purchase a handgun

1994Iraq recognized the borders of Kuwait in the hope that the move who end trade sanctions

1999Ted Danson of “Cheers” received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame